Rosier Cheridor
Apr 23, 2020
Rosier Cheridor, of Boston, passed away on April 23, 2020. He was 55 years old.
Rosier was laid to rest at a private graveside service at Fairview Cemetery.
Joseph (Jose) Carlos Perez
Apr 21, 2020
Professor Emeritus Jose Perez, passed away on April 21, 2020. He was 74 years old.
Prof. Perez taught Spanish at Stonehill College, in North Easton, MA, across three decades. He chaired the Foreign Languages department and inaugurated the study-abroad program in Zaragoza, his hometown in Spain. He very often would travel to visit his students, making sure...
Victor J. Leon
Apr 20, 2020
Victor J. Leon, of Dedham, passed away April 20, 2020. He was 70 years old. Vic was a widely respected real estate broker in the Boston area for many years and the proprietor of Foodie’s Urban Market and Bay Sweets.
Vic was the dear and devoted husband of Gloria (Drouin). Loving father of Victor G. Leon III...
Elizabeth M. (Tannas) Votruba
Apr 18, 2020
Elizabeth M. Votruba, of Canton, formerly of West Roxbury and Boston’s South End, passed away peacefully at home on April 18, 2020. She was 67 years old.
Born in Boston’s South End on August 15, 1952 to Tofe M. and Frances M. (Joseph) Tannas. She was a lifetime parishioner of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Boston. ...
Ira Bertram Saltzman
Apr 16, 2020
Ira B. Saltzman, of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully in his home on April 16, 2020. He was 84 years old.
Born in Boston, Ira grew up in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Roxbury. He was a proud United States Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War. Ira was the type of person who would do anything...
Vangel T Benno
Apr 16, 2020
Vangel Thomas Benno passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 16th, in the early morning hours of Holy Thursday. He is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years Irene (Mellen), his son Thomas Benno and his wife Terri of Illinois, and his daughter Elaine Otto and her husband Richard of Cumberland, RI. He is also survived by...
Ernest "Buzzy" C. Nasif Jr.
Apr 13, 2020
Ernest C. "Buzzy" Nasif, Jr., of Norwood, formerly of West Roxbury. On the evening of April 13th Buzzy was reunited in heaven with his first-born daughter Christina. He will be greatly missed by his loving and devoted wife Jenay (Perry). His daughters and his sons in law who he loved as his own, Renay Beers and her husband Frank...
Shirley Alice O'Gorman
Apr 12, 2020
Shirley A. O'Gorman, of Newton, passed away on April 12, 2020. She was 86 years old.
Born in Boston, Shirley worked for many years as a matron at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill
She was the loving daughter of the late Francis J. and Ruth (Gillis) O'Gorman. Dear sister of the late Roger O’Gorman,...
Kenneth Anderson
Apr 11, 2020
Kenneth Anderson, of West Roxbury, passed away April 11, 2020. He was 76 years old.
Kenneth was the beloved son of the late Karl and Katherine (Thornton) Anderson. Dear brother of Gerald Anderson and his wife Hannah of Plymouth, and Lawrence Anderson and his wife Sharon of Carlsbad, CA. Ken also leaves several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and...
Alice (Salamie) Zaidan
Apr 7, 2020
Alice (Salamie) Zaidan, of West Roxbury, passed away on April 7, 2020. She was 90 years old.
Alice was the loving mother of June Zaidan of West Roxbury and the late Samuel Zaidan and Anthony Zaidan. Beloved grandmother "Grandma," of Jeremy, Christopher and Aaron Zaidan and great-grandmother of Sireea, James and Jovie.
Alice's Funeral Services...
Arthur H. Ward
Apr 6, 2020
Arthur H. Ward, of Norwood passed peacefully on April 6, 2020. He was 74 years old.
Born in Boston, Arthur grew up in Walpole and served in the United States Army, where he was top shooter in the Artillery Division.
Arthur worked at Lewis’ Bar and Grill in Norwood for over 40 years serving in...
Sarah (Joseph) Pucci
Mar 24, 2020
Sarah (Joseph) Pucci, age 92 passed away on March 24, 2020, peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. Sarah was born on January 9, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, as the fifth child to Michael and Miriam (Kaanan) Joseph. Sarah was a caring, devout, and thoughtful girl from a young age, and a beloved sister and friend to all throughout her...
Leila A. (Dolabany) Bunai
Mar 19, 2020
Leila A. (Dolabany) Bunai, of West Roxbury, passed away on March 19, 2020. She was 90 years old. Leila was the dear and devoted wife of the late Robert P. Bunai. Loving sister of Fouad Daoulabani of West Roxbury, Souheil Dawlabany of Lebanon, Russell Dolabany of Dedham, Georgette Daouli of CA and the late Lama Akl, Mary David, James...
Norman Anthony Beshere
Mar 7, 2020
Norman A. Beshere, of Hanover, formerly of Canton, passed away on March 7, 2020. He was 81 years old.
Norman owned and operated Norman Beshere Carpet Service in Canton for over 40 years. He was a jack of all trades, known by his family as “Mr. Fix It,” always there to help with whatever was needed. He...
Georgette Dikmak
Mar 3, 2020
Georgette Dikmak, of Needham, formerly of Newton, passed away on March 3, 2020. She was 89 years old.
Georgette was an avid reader who worked for over 30 years as an administrator in the Harvard University School of Business. She enjoyed traveling and visited various locations in the US, the islands, Europe and the Middle East. Above...
Btlim Asstlianids
Feb 28, 2020
Btlim Asstlianids, of West Roxbury, passed away on February 28, 2020. She was 86 years old.
Born and raised in Aleppo, Syria, she married the love of her life and, in 1970, following his passing, she became a seamstress and opened her own successful dressmaking shop to support her family. Btlim raised her two young daughters alone....
Sleiman "Sam" N. Aoude
Feb 27, 2020
Sleiman “Sam” N. Aoude, of Natick, passed away on February 27, 2020. He was 88 years old.
Sam was the dear and devoted husband of the late Diana (Sarrouf). Loving father of John Audi of Natick and Rafif Dagher and her husband Ibrahim of Wellesley. Cherished grandfather “Jeddo” of Maya and Julian. Dear brother of Zuheir and...
Belva J. (Daubney) Wilton
Feb 24, 2020
Belva Wilton, beloved wife of the late Richard Wilton of Gardner Street, Hamilton, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2020.
Born in Providence, RI she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Bertina Daubney. She is survived by her brother Don Daubney of New York and her children Synda Garrity and her husband Tom of Rockport,...
Omneya Tewfik-Foz
Feb 7, 2020
Omneya Tewfik-Foz of Newton died on February 7 at the age of 100, from complications after a fall. She was born in Egypt in 1919. Her father, the judge and parliamentarian Mohamed Tewfik (known as Tewfik Bey), and mother, Neimat, already had three sons—Khalil, Ibrahim and Youssef—and they were delighted to have a daughter, naming her Omneya, which means...
Russell George Najjar
Feb 3, 2020
Russell George Najjar, of Norwood, passed away suddenly, February 3, 2020 while vacationing in Aruba. He was 67 years old.
Russ was a loving brother and uncle always ready to help his family in any way he could. All you had to do was pick up the phone and he was there. Russ thoroughly enjoyed vacationing in...
